Take the name of Jesus with youThere is a name I love to hear, I love to sing its worthHow sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's earAll hail the power of Jesus name, let angels prostate fallBlessed be the name of the Lord

Jesus! dear Name, how sweet it sounds!Replete with balm for all our wounds:His Word declares His grace is free,Come, needy sinner, "Come and see."

He left the shining courts on high,Came to our world to bleed and die;Jesus the Lord hung on a tree,Come, thoughtless sinner, "Come and see."

Your sins did pierce His bleeding heart,Till death had done its dreadful part;His boundless love extends to thee,Come, trembling sinner, "Come and see."

His blood can cleanse the foulest stain,Can make the vilest sinner clean;This fountain open stands for thee,Come, guilty sinner, "Come and see."

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At our church my husband is the songleader and I am the piano player. Our church is wonderfully old fashioned. The Pastor's mother is from Kentucky and used to sing old gospel songs on the radio. She frequently mentions the old Thomas hymns and I am trying to find a hymnal with those hymns. I read you said you have a book entitled Thomas' Hymns and Spiritual Songs. Do you know where I could find a Thomas hymnal? I have searched unsuccessfully so far. Thanks and may God bless you!

Since your pastor's mother is from Kentucky, I feel fairly certain the book she is referencing is E. D. Thomas' Hymns and Spiritual Songs, first published in 1877. It was once very popular in the Midwest and Appalachia, but it seems to be out of print now. You might check e-Bay. One might turn up there once in awhile. Also you might try to contact an Old Regular Baptist minister named Bobby Scott. If anyone has brought it back into print, he would probably know. For his contact information, click HERE.